CBCA Younger Readers Notables 2021

The Year the Maps Changed
One extraordinary year will change them all...
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The January Stars
When twelve-year old Clancy and her fourteen-year-old sister, Tash, visit their Pa at his aged-care facility, they have no idea that the three of them will soon set out on an intrepid adventure.
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Aster’s Good, Right Things
Aster attends a school for gifted kids, but she doesn't think she's special at all. If she was, her mother wouldn't have left. And if she isn't careful, everyone else will leave her too.
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The Heartsong of Wonder Quinn
Wonder Quinn is a lonely orphan who lives in the attic of Direleafe Hall with only a gloomy crow for company. Every year she watches the other girls return to school, hoping to find a friend among them. And every year her heart...
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Zoe, Max and the Bicycle Bus
The sun is shining and today feels like an adventure, only one I can go on whenever I want because I have a bicycle and friends and a city just waiting to be explored.
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Across the Risen Sea
Neoma and Jag and their small community are 'living gentle lives' on high ground surrounded by the risen sea that has caused widespread devastation. When strangers from the Valley of the Sun arrive unannounced, the friends find...
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The Republic Of Birds
From rising star Jessica Miller comes this richly imagined fantasy adventure, an unmissable addition to the genre for readers of Karen Foxlee, Jessica Townsend and Philip Pullman.
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The Stolen Prince of Cloudburst
Long ago, the little Prince of Cloudburst was stolen from the seashore by a Water Sprite. Now, ten years later, the prince has found his way home. The King and Queen are planning the biggest party in their Kingdom's history to...
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Worse Things
Worse Things is a story about connections, the ways they are made, and what happens when they are lost or illusive, from the award-winning author of Pearl Verses the World and Toppling.
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We Are Wolves
Sometimes it's good to be wild. Sometimes you have to be wild.
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The Secret Library of Hummingbird House
A brilliant time-slip novel with a contemporary twist, The Secret Library of Hummingbird House celebrates standing up, speaking out and letting go of the past.
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When This Bell Rings
This story within a story within a story celebrates the creative art of storytelling.
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The Mummy Smugglers of Crumblin Castle
A crumbling castle, a moat full of crocodiles, a catastrophe of kittens, and let's not forget the villains and the mummies! This rambunctious story has it all.
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Bindi
Meet 11-year-old Bindi. She's not really into maths but LOVES art class and playing hockey. Her absolute FAVOURITE thing is adventuring outside with friends or her horse, Nell.
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Haywire: The Dunera Boys
In 1939, 14-year-old Tom lives in Hay where his family runs the local bakery. Max Gruber is nearly 13. He is sent to his Uncle Ferdy in London, but is then interred and shipped to Australia aboard the Dunera. He arrives in Hay and...
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The Fire Star: A Maven & Reeve Mystery
A maid with a plan. A squire with a secret. A missing jewel. A kingdom in turmoil.
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Beyond Belief
Inspired by the true story of Muslims who saved the lives of Jewish children in the Second World War.
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The Book of Chance
Chance is a black-and-white thinker until she realises that sometimes there are shades of grey.
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Her Perilous Mansion
In a strange mansion miles from anywhere, an orphan named Almanac and a twelfth daughter named Etta find themselves working - and bickering - side by side in the largely deserted rooms.
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